2013–14 Welsh Premier League

Welsh Premier League
Season 2013–14

The 2013–14 Welsh Premier League (known as the Corbett Sports Welsh Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 22nd season of the Welsh Premier League, the highest football league within Wales since its establishment in 1992. The season began on 23 August 2013 and ended on 17 May 2014 with the Europa League play-off final.[1]

The New Saints won the league after 29 games.

Teams

Llanelli were relegated out of the Welsh Premier League the previous season, while Rhyl were promoted as winners of the Cymru Alliance.

Stadia and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Aberystwyth Town Aberystwyth Park Avenue 5,000
Afan Lido Aberavon Lido Ground 4,200
Airbus UK Broughton Broughton The Airfield 1,600
Bala Town Bala Maes Tegid 3,000
Bangor City Bangor Nantporth 3,000
Carmarthen Town Carmarthen Richmond Park 3,000
Gap Connah's Quay Connah's Quay Deeside Stadium 1,500
Newtown Newtown Latham Park 5,000
Port Talbot Town Port Talbot Victoria Road 6,000
Prestatyn Town Prestatyn Bastion Road 2,300
Rhyl Rhyl Belle Vue 3,000
The New Saints Oswestry Park Hall 2,000

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 The New Saints (C) 32 22 7 3 86 20+66 73 2014–15 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2 Airbus UK Broughton 32 17 9 6 56 34+22 0591 2014–15 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
3 Carmarthen Town 32 14 6 12 54 51+3 48 Qualification to UEFA Europa League play-offs
4 Bangor City (O) 32 14 6 12 47 503 48
5 Newtown 32 12 6 14 46 5812 42
6 Rhyl 32 11 5 16 43 496 38
7 Aberystwyth Town 32 15 9 8 72 48+24 0512 2014–15 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round 3
8 Bala Town 32 13 6 13 61 45+16 45
9 Port Talbot Town 32 10 8 14 45 538 38
10 Gap Connah's Quay 32 10 8 14 47 6518 38
11 Prestatyn Town 32 9 8 15 42 475 0354
12 Afan Lido (R) 32 3 6 23 21 10079 15 Relegation to 2014–15 Welsh Football League Division One

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Airbus UK Broughton were deducted one point over a registration of a player.
2 Aberystwyth Town were deducted three points for fielding a player under a yellow card suspension.
3 The 2013–14 Welsh Cup final was won by The New Saints. As The New Saints qualified for 2014–15 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round, Aberystwyth Town qualify automatically for the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round.
4 Prestatyn Town were spared from relegation as Haverfordwest County, the only Welsh Football League Division 1 team to have been awarded a FAW Domestic Licence, failed to finish in the top two of the mentioned 2nd-tier league.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.

Points deductions

Before the league season split into two, both Airbus UK Broughton and Aberystwyth Town both had a points deduction and fines given to them, with Airbus UK Broughton receiving a one pont deduction over a player registration,[2] with Aberystwyth Town's ruling at a Disciplinary Panel meant they were deducted three points over playing a suspended player in a match against gap Connah's Quay.[3]

Results

Teams played each other twice on a home and away basis, before the league was split into two groups at the end of January 2014 - the top six and the bottom six.

Matches 1–22

Home ╲ Away ABE AFA AIRBALBANCARGCQNEWPTAPRERHLTNS
Aberystwyth Town 30 21 11 33 32 33 33 12 10 32 22
Afan Lido 21 13 16 03 22 21 22 03 01 03 12
Airbus UK Broughton 41 20 21 01 10 12 61 30 20 22 11
Bala Town 00 00 12 10 24 70 10 00 21 01 13
Bangor City 32 10 01 42 01 41 21 11 01 23 12
Carmarthen Town 03 30 01 20 44 33 02 31 21 10 00
Gap Connah's Quay 04 00 12 21 21 13 04 02 22 13 04
Newtown 00 33 22 21 01 04 23 20 21 20 10
Port Talbot Town 30 51 11 02 12 11 00 01 12 10 13
Prestatyn Town 22 12 23 41 00 11 12 52 00 00 10
Rhyl 03 30 22 24 00 20 21 01 52 21 02
The New Saints 40 30 11 11 20 60 50 51 60 30 30

Source: Welsh Premier League
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 23–32

Top six

Home ╲ Away AIR BAN CARNEWRHLTNS
Airbus UK Broughton 01 12 10 21 11
Bangor City 24 31 10 20 19
Carmarthen Town 12 01 61 21 10
Newtown 11 31 03 21 12
Rhyl 20 11 42 03 02
The New Saints 11 41 40 31 21

Source: Welsh Premier League
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Bottom six

Home ╲ Away ABE AFA BALGCQPTAPRE
Aberystwyth Town 71 23 21 61 40
Afan Lido 06 05 18 28 02
Bala Town 12 60 20 31 24
Gap Connah's Quay 30 30 11 20 11
Port Talbot Town 11 00 21 12 20
Prestatyn Town 01 40 12 11 24

Source: Welsh Premier League
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

UEFA Europa League play-offs

Teams who finished in positions third through sixth at the end of the regular season took part in play-offs to determine the second participant for the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League.

Semi-finals

10 May 2014
15:00 BST
Bangor City 1–0 Newtown
Chris Jones  57' Report
Book People Stadium, Bangor
Attendance: 572
Referee: Huw Jones

10 May 2014
15:00 BST
Carmarthen Town 1–6 Rhyl
Bassett  45+3' Report Forbes  42', 90'
McManus  51' (pen.)
Cadwallader  53'
Lewis  59', 68' (pen.)
GenQuip Stadium, Port Talbot[A]
Attendance: 311
Referee: Lee Evans
Notes
  1. ^ Carmarthen Town played their home match at GenQuip Stadium, Port Talbot instead of their regular stadium, Richmond Park, Carmarthen.

Final

17 May 2014
15:00 BST
Bangor City 2–0 Rhyl
Davies  64'
Chris Jones  74' (pen.)
Report
Book People Stadium, Bangor
Attendance: 1,442
Referee: Mark Whitby

References

The league's rules are contained as a section of the Handbook of the Football Association of Wales.[4]

External links

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